NEW DELHI:

With rollout of GST in final stages, Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha today went into a huddle with secretaries of 30 ministries to take stock of preparedness for launch of the new indirect tax regime from July 1.

Besides secretaries connected with the Goods and Services Tax (GST), representatives of about 167 PSUs joined the meeting through video conferencing for a detailed review of the preparedness.

Sinha asked "all involved to take full responsibility of their stakeholders and for the successful implementation of the GST," an official statement said.

The Cabinet Secretary expressed his satisfaction over the preparedness of different ministries and PSUs but asked them to leave no stone unturned for its effective and smooth implementation by educating and involving all the stakeholders.

"The focus of the review was on the progress made by PSUs in getting GST-ready and preparation in their IT system as well," it said.

Other aspects discussed included the arrangements made by the departments for opening the GST facilitation cell and a call centre to guide client groups and vendors.

The Cabinet Secretary also asked the secretaries to organise outreach meetings and publicity campaigns through their departments and PSUs for explaining the provisions of new law and rules to their stakeholders.